Flashpacking - Flashpacker HQ https://flashpackerhq.com Inspirational travel photography and stories for the independent traveler. Fri, 11 Sep 2026 22:47:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 Flashpacking New Zealand with Stray – Day 14 – Slow Day https://flashpackerhq.com/flashpacking-new-zealand-with-stray-day-14/ https://flashpackerhq.com/flashpacking-new-zealand-with-stray-day-14/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:13:03 +0000 https://flashpackerhq.com/?p=918 After our visit to Franz Josef Glacier yesterday, we’ve got two days of transport before arriving in Queenstown.  Today we traveled to the hamlet of...

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]]> https://flashpackerhq.com/flashpacking-new-zealand-with-stray-day-4/feed/ 2 10 Surreal Flashpacking Experiences (in two parts) https://flashpackerhq.com/10-surreal-flashpacking-experiences-in-two-parts/ https://flashpackerhq.com/10-surreal-flashpacking-experiences-in-two-parts/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 13:00:55 +0000 https://flashpackerhq.com/?p=695 May 4th marks the 2nd anniversary of my having left home to go on this big flashpacking adventure.  A few of the things I’ve seen...

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]]> https://flashpackerhq.com/10-surreal-flashpacking-experiences-in-two-parts/feed/ 6 Travel NOW! Why You Must Start Your Trip Right Away! https://flashpackerhq.com/travel-now-why-you-must-start-your-trip-right-away/ https://flashpackerhq.com/travel-now-why-you-must-start-your-trip-right-away/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:43:09 +0000 https://flashpackerhq.com/?p=636 It’s a standard topic for many travel blogs: you should travel.  We all know you want to, but there’s something holding you back.  Whether it’s...

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]]> https://flashpackerhq.com/photo-essay-panjiayuan-market-beijing-china/feed/ 2 HOW TO: Choose Your Travel Destination https://flashpackerhq.com/how-to-choose-your-travel-destination/ https://flashpackerhq.com/how-to-choose-your-travel-destination/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:56:48 +0000 https://flashpackerhq.com/?p=278 Close the guidebook and open your mind – the first step to choosing a destination is to spend some time thinking about what kind of...

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]]> 7 Reasons why it is imperative you stay in a hostel! https://flashpackerhq.com/7-reasons-to-stay-in-a-hostel/ https://flashpackerhq.com/7-reasons-to-stay-in-a-hostel/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:25:46 +0000 https://flashpackerhq.com/?p=119 Hostels are the ideal place for the flashpacker to lay their head.  However, instead of sleeping in a dorm room with five other people, flashpackers...

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]]> https://flashpackerhq.com/7-reasons-to-stay-in-a-hostel/feed/ 27 Sayonara Japan! A round the world traveler gets back on the road. https://flashpackerhq.com/sayonara-japan/ https://flashpackerhq.com/sayonara-japan/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:30:16 +0000 https://flashpackerhq.com/?p=75 I am writing this post from the ferry that is taking me from my home for the last year to exotic new locales.  I didn’t...

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]]> https://flashpackerhq.com/sayonara-japan/feed/ 3 11 Reasons you need to stop what you are doing, pack a bag, and travel the world. https://flashpackerhq.com/11-reasons-to-travel-the-world/ https://flashpackerhq.com/11-reasons-to-travel-the-world/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:09:33 +0000 https://flashpackerhq.com/?p=64 Everyone, and I mean everyone, says they wish they could travel more.  Travel means many things to many people, but regardless of which definition you...

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